Duchess of Edinburgh named royal patron for Calgary show horse venue

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 09, 2025 3:27 PM EDT | Last Updated: 13 minutes ago

One of Canada's astir celebrated amusement jumping venues present has the royal seal of approval.

Spruce Meadows, conscionable southbound of Calgary, has announced that Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, is its royal patron.

The venue was named the apical amusement jumping installation successful the satellite successful 2001 and 2003.

It hosts 8 large outdoor tournaments and six indoor tournaments implicit the people of a twelvemonth and is marking its 50th anniversary.

Spruce Meadows president and main enforcement serviceman Linda Southern-Heathcott says it applied for the prestigious patronage.

She says Sophie and her husband, Prince Edward, visited successful 2006 and the duchess has been invited to instrumentality this year.